Question

Maya reads 10 pages of a novel on Monday. She reads 1/3 of the remainder on Tuesday. pgs she still had 24 pages to read, how many pages were there in the novel?​

Answer 1

Let the total number of pages be x.

Then, Pages read on Monday is 10.

$And, \: Pages \: \: read \: \: on \: \: Tuesday = \frac{(x - 10)}{3}$

Now,

$10 + \frac{x - 10}{3} + 24 = x \\ \\ 34 + \frac{x - 10}{3} = x \\ \\ \frac{102 + x - 10}{3} = x \\ \\ \frac{92 + x}{3} = x \\ \\ 92 + x = 3x \\ \\ 92 = 3x - x \\ 92 = 2x \\ x = \frac{92}{2} \\ x = 46$

Hence, The Novel had 46 pages in whole.